The Sound Of Music

iTunes is magical, because it has Apple authority, and everybody knows that Apple knows what's best for you. Once I tried to buy a computer online and sent Apple my money; they never sent me the computer because, in my heart, they knew I didn't really need a new one.

According to the Most Played smart playlist that comes with the iTunes, these are my favoritest songs ever:

Neko Case [Hold On, Hold On]   Play Count: 105

I apparently can't argue with this, since I end up hearing this song every day (it's on most of the CDs I burn for the car). Sexy country noir (which is WAY better than country), totally awesome lyrics, the prerequisite drug reference [valium], and to top it all off, it's less than three minutes long. Spot number two on my list is Neko's I Wish I Was The Moon at 82 plays. She has a disgustingly wonderful voice.

Ladytron [Seventeen] Play Count: 73

An electronica dance song with 29 words, repeated over and over. This song is like the opposite of everything I love about music, which explains why I listen to it so frequently. Sometimes the opposite of what you like is totally awesome, like Bizarro World and the Soviet Union.

Calexico [Sunken Waltz]  Play Count: 62

If you haven't listened to Feast of Wire yet, I will cut you with a gun that shoots bullets, because it's the most wonderful album ever. It has tons of stuff I thought I hated - mariachi influenced trumpets, folksy guitar, the works. Calexico is proof that Arizona is better than Nevada, except the part with my house, which is better than the whole rest of the US and is about to be declared a commonwealth so I'm not allowed to vote anymore.

Millencolin [Farewell My Hell]  Play Count: 61

For a self-styled punk rocker, it's pretty gay that the first punk song on my list is at number 5. And that it's skate punk. And that the band isn't even from America, where music was invented. This is a fantastic song, with pretty awesome lyrics considering it's made by illegal aliens.